Mr. Brown was once lying in bed when a man entered his room and tried to open the lock of his writing desk. The thief was sure that Mr. Brown was asleep and he was astonished when he heard a loud laugh from behind him.

“What are you laughing at?” asked the thief.

“I’m laughing at you, my good fellow,” said Mr. Brown.“when I think what risks you are taking in the hope of finding money by night in a desk where the owner of it can never find any in the day.”

 

有一次，当布朗在床上躺着时，一个男人进入了他的房间，并试图打开他写字台上的锁。那个贼举得布朗先生一定睡着了。当他听到从他身后传来一阵大笑时，他下了一跳。

“你笑什么？”贼问。

“我在笑你呀，伙计，”布朗先生说，“我笑你，青天白日的我都找不到一分钱，黑灯瞎火的你能做到啥？”